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Tue, 26 Sep 2017 19:50:11 GMTFeedCreatorClass 1.0 dev (specificfeeds.com)Near-Earth asteroid CubeSat goes full sailhttps://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/09/170926133928.htm
NASA's Near-Earth Asteroid Scout, a small satellite the size of a shoebox, designed to study asteroids close to Earth, recently performed a full-scale solar sail deployment test. The test was performed in an indoor clean room to ensure the deployment mechanism's functionality after recent environmental testing. Tue, 26 Sep 2017 17:39:28 GMThttps://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/09/170926133928.htmInnovative control system paves the way for large scale universal quantum computinghttps://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/09/170926133045.htm
Future quantum computers promise exponential scaling in computing power with linearly increasing number of qubits. However, harnessing this power is challenging due to the complexity of controlling a large number of qubits simultaneously. A solution to this problem has now been engineered. Tue, 26 Sep 2017 17:30:45 GMThttps://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/09/170926133045.htmEnergy harvested from evaporation could power much of UShttps://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/09/170926125154.htm
In the first evaluation of evaporation as a renewable energy source, researchers find that US lakes and reservoirs could generate 325 gigawatts of power, nearly 70 percent of what the United States currently produces. Tue, 26 Sep 2017 16:51:54 GMThttps://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/09/170926125154.htmQuantum communications bend to our needshttps://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/09/170926125149.htm
The potential for photon entanglement in quantum computing and communications has been known for decades. One issue impeding immediate application is that many photon entanglement platforms don't operate within the range used by most forms of telecommunication. Researchers have started to unravel the mysteries of entangled photons, demonstrating a technique that uses semiconductor quantum dots to bend photons to the wavelengths used by today's popular C-band standards. Tue, 26 Sep 2017 16:51:49 GMThttps://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/09/170926125149.htmSome marine species more vulnerable to climate change than othershttps://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/09/170926125137.htm
Certain marine species will fare much worse than others as they become more vulnerable to the effects of climate change, a new study has found. Tue, 26 Sep 2017 16:51:37 GMThttps://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/09/170926125137.htmAntibiotics warranted for kids with minor staph infectionshttps://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/09/170926125134.htm
The overuse of antibiotics has left some doctors questioning whether to give such drugs to children diagnosed with uncomplicated Staphylococcus aureus (staph) infections. Now, research indicates that prescribing antibiotics -- in addition to lancing and draining staph-infected areas -- reduces the risk of recurrent infections. Tue, 26 Sep 2017 16:51:34 GMThttps://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/09/170926125134.htmAmount of water in stem cells can determine its fate as fat or bonehttps://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/09/170926125131.htm
Adding or removing water from a stem cell can change the destiny of the cell to either pre-fat cells or pre-bone cells, researchers have discovered in a new study. Tue, 26 Sep 2017 16:51:31 GMThttps://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/09/170926125131.htmScientists unlock mysteries of how Ebola uses people's immune defenses to cause infectionhttps://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/09/170926125128.htm
Scientists have gained new insight into how the Ebola virus uses the body's natural defenses to speed the rate of infection and unleash its lethal disease, according to a new report. Tue, 26 Sep 2017 16:51:28 GMThttps://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/09/170926125128.htmTwo Caribbean bird-catcher trees named after two women with overlooked botanical workshttps://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/09/170926115932.htm
Known for their biodiversity richness, the Caribbean Islands are now adding two new species of bird-catcher trees to their list of botanical treasures. The new species were named after two women who self-engaged for decades on educational projects in botany, but whose remarkable work was never properly made known and accredited. Tue, 26 Sep 2017 15:59:32 GMThttps://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/09/170926115932.htmInjection alternative: Model predicts performance of glucose-responsive insulinhttps://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/09/170926115930.htm
Researchers have created a computer model that can predict how glucose-responsive insulin will affect patients' blood sugar based on chemical traits such as how quickly it becomes activated in the presence of glucose. This could help scientists design insulin that lingers in a patient's bloodstream and becomes active only when needed, such as right after a meal. Tue, 26 Sep 2017 15:59:30 GMThttps://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/09/170926115930.htmA fresh set of eyes: Rotating plant inspectors reduces risk of medical device recallshttps://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/09/170926115924.htm
More frequent rotation of plant inspectors at medical device manufacturing facilities could benefit consumers and lead to fewer product recalls, finds new research. Tue, 26 Sep 2017 15:59:24 GMThttps://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/09/170926115924.htmOne in 5 teens report having had a concussion in their lifetimehttps://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/09/170926112019.htm
A new study confirms what many hospital emergency rooms nationwide are seeing: teens playing contact sports suffer from concussions. Tue, 26 Sep 2017 15:20:19 GMThttps://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/09/170926112019.htmDoes your back feel stiff? Well, it may not actually be stiff, study findshttps://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/09/170926112015.htm
The feeling of stiffness in your back may mean something else is going, warns a new report. Tue, 26 Sep 2017 15:20:15 GMThttps://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/09/170926112015.htmLactation hormone also helps a mother's brainhttps://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/09/170926105527.htm
The same hormone that stimulates milk production for lactation, also acts in a particular part of the brain to help establish the nurturing link between mother and baby, researchers have revealed. Tue, 26 Sep 2017 14:55:27 GMThttps://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/09/170926105527.htmArtificial intelligence for obtaining chemical fingerprintshttps://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/09/170926105459.htm
Researchers have succeeded in developing a method for predicting molecular infrared spectra based on artificial intelligence. These chemical 'fingerprints' could only be simulated by common prediction techniques for small molecules in high quality. The team was able to carry out simulations that were previously not possible. Tue, 26 Sep 2017 14:54:59 GMThttps://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/09/170926105459.htmOlder drivers adapt their thinking to improve road hazard detectionhttps://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/09/170926105450.htm
A recent study finds older drivers adapt their responses in heavy traffic to better identify road hazards. Tue, 26 Sep 2017 14:54:50 GMThttps://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/09/170926105450.htmHousehold chores: Women still do morehttps://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/09/170926105448.htm
Women of all ages still tend to do more household chores than their male partners, no matter how much they work or earn in a job outside the home. New findings demonstrate the persistent gendered nature of how housework is divided. Tue, 26 Sep 2017 14:54:48 GMThttps://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/09/170926105448.htmNo evidence of hidden hearing loss from common recreational noisehttps://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/09/170926105427.htm
The first study to look for a causal relationship between recreational noise exposure and auditory function in humans finds that while hearing is temporarily affected in young adults after attending a loud recreational event, there is no evidence of auditory nerve injury or permanent hearing difficulties. Tue, 26 Sep 2017 14:54:27 GMThttps://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/09/170926105427.htmNerves control the body's bacterial communityhttps://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/09/170926105425.htm
Using the freshwater polyp Hydra as a model organism, researchers have investigated how the simple nervous system of these animals interacts with the microbiome. They were able to demonstrate, for the first time, that small molecules secreted by nerve cells help to regulate the composition and colonization of specific types of beneficial bacteria along the Hydra's body column. Tue, 26 Sep 2017 14:54:25 GMThttps://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/09/170926105425.htmDoctors gain a greater understanding of skin cancer using tattooshttps://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/09/170926105423.htm
Cancer is on the rise and the need to be empathetic when giving a patient their diagnosis and throughout treatment is imperative. Now, a collaborative study, with a Huddersfield professor, has enabled future doctors to experience some of the challenges patients living with skin cancer can face to develop a greater empathy for their patients. Tue, 26 Sep 2017 14:54:23 GMThttps://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/09/170926105423.htm